Comfortable talking to the lecturer Practice good communications and listening skills Effective mentors listen non-judgmentally and take an active role in helping students make decisions. They avoid suggesting solutions before a student has fully explained a problem and identified some options. As appropriate, they point out mistakes and explore how the student might avoid similar problems (Sources: Creamer and Scott, 2000; Nutt, 2000)
Source: Tools for Teaching Davis, BG, 2009 |